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Since their invention in 1986 by A. Ashkin, optical tweezers have become increasingly valuable tools for research in the biological and physical sciences. Using a focused beam of light to trap and move matter, optical tweezers offer convenient access to processes at the mesoscopic scale. Due to the non-invasiveness of this technique, optical tweezers have found a broad range of applications not only in physics and chemistry but also in cell biology.
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Schwinge, M., Bastmeyer, M. (2011). Multiple Trap Optical Tweezers for Live Cell Force Measurements. In: Bartolo, B., Collins, J. (eds) Biophotonics: Spectroscopy, Imaging, Sensing, and Manipulation. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9977-8_30
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